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Predictably irrational the hidden forces that shape our decisions

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"A marvelous book... thought provoking and highly entertaining." -- Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think "Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser." -- George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics "Revolutionary." -- New York Times Boo...

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Main Author: Ariely, Dan
Other Authors: Jones, Simon, 1950- (Narrator)
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Language:English
Published: New York : HarperAudio, 2008.
Edition:Unabridged.
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Summary:"A marvelous book... thought provoking and highly entertaining." -- Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think "Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser." -- George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics "Revolutionary." -- New York Times Book Review Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely offers a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that led to our current economic crisis.
Item Description:Unabridged.
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 audio files) : digital
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ISBN:9780061629532
Author Notes:Dan Ariely was born in 1968 in New York, but he grew up in Israel. He was a physics and mathematics major at Tel Aviv University but later switched to philosophy. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. in business from Duke University.

He has taught at numerous universities including MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT's Media Lab, and Duke University. He is considered one of the leading behavioral economists. His work has been featured in several scholarly journals in the areas of psychology, economics, neuroscience, medicine and business. He has also been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and Scientific American. He is a regular commentator on National Public Radio and has appeared on CNN and CNBC. He is the author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home, and The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves.

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